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23 Oct 2020
European Parliament rejects ban on ‘veggie burgers’
On Friday 23 October, the European Parliament plenary session rejected AM165 to the Agricultural products’ list within the Common Market Organisation file of the Common Agric...
Tags: Dairy, European Parliament, plant-based, Vegan, Vegetarian
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21 Oct 2020
Microplastic particles can now be found in human organs
Microplastic and nanoplastic particles can now be observed in human organs thanks to a new technique. Microplastics have polluted the entire planet, yet their potential impact on h...
Tags: BPA, health, microplastics, Plastics, recycled plastic
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20 Oct 2020
Report says supermarkets can help tackle obesity
A trial in English supermarkets on placing unhealthy products differently in supermarkets to tackle obesity has shown some promising results. The one year trial led to increased fr...
Tags: Consumers, junk food, Obesity, Supply Chain, UK
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14 Oct 2020
European Commission publishes its chemicals strategy
The EC published its new Chemicals Strategy on the 14th October (read it here). The EU chemicals strategy aims to address the cumulative and combined effects of chemicals, includin...
Tags: chemicals, EFSA, European Commission, green deal, Pesticides
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08 Oct 2020
England’s Public Health body reports on sugar reduction plans
Food companies have only managed a 3% sugar reduction in food products, Public Health England (PHE) reported in a report assessing its voluntary sugar reduction plan from 2015 to 2...
Tags: cardiovascular diseases, NCDs, Obesity, Soft-drinks tax, Sugar, Sugar tax, UK
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08 Oct 2020
European Parliament supports objections on E171 and Acrylamide
On 7 October 2020, the plenary session of the European Parliament supported two objections opposing two Commission regulation on E171 (Titanium Dioxide in food) and acrylamide. Thi...
Tags: Acrylamide, E171, European Parliament, titanium dioxide
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05 Oct 2020
Bayer GMO gets EC approval
The European Commission worringly authorised a genetically modified soybean for food and feed, but not cultivation, on 28 September 2020. This soybean, the XtendFlex, was approved ...
Tags: Bayer, European Commission, Glyphosate, GMO, Soybean
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05 Oct 2020
EU Court of Justice states that mandatory origin labelling for food is allowed only if ‘justified’
In a ruling on 1 October, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated that the EU harmonised framework for food labelling “does not preclude member states from adopting measures p...
Tags: Country of origin, ECJ, European Court of Justice, Labelling, Origin Labelling
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01 Oct 2020
CSOs send Joint Letter to EU leaders calling for better alignment between the CAP and the EU Green Deal
This Thursday 1st October, SAFE and more than 250 Civil Society Organisations sent a joint Open letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Preside...
Tags: CAP, European Commission, european council, European Parliament, green deal, Sustainable food
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29 Sep 2020
MEPs call for lower maximum levels of acrylamide in food products for infants and young children
MEPs of the ENVI Committee (@EP_Environment on Twitter) voted in favour (53 votes in favour, 26 against, 2 abstentions) of an objection to the EC proposal concerning maximum levels...
Tags: Acrylamide, Babies, Children, ENVI Committee, European Parliament
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29 Sep 2020
Joint Letter to Agri Commissioner calling for legumes and high-protein crops promotion in EU policies
SAFE and 6 other organisations (Euronatur Foundation, the European Alliance for Plant-based Foods, The Vegan Society, the Good Food Institute, Compassion in World Farming, HealthCa...
Tags: CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, European Commission, legumes, plant-based, Vegan
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24 Sep 2020
A new EU agency for health considered by the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is considering strengthening the EU’s competence in health policy in the wake of the covid -19 crisis. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen anno...
Tags: Biodmedical, covid-19, European Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen


